Recent content by cumminsfabshop

Its starting to look like a pickup. Who knows how long it has been since there was a bed behind that cab.

Thanks, WyoTech is a great school if you know what you want to do for a career. I finished up the mounts for the front and the rear of the bed. I am happy with how they turned out. All I have left to finish on it is weld the tubing to the top of the bed and figure out what I want to do for a...

Thankyou! I am proud of it, especially for my first sheet metal project! Thanks! I was thinking that the stake pockets were riveted on from the factory but I am really not sure... :confused: I wanted to use the spot welder, but it heats up very quickly so welding the pockets on would have been...

Thanks guys, today I got it set in place and I'm working on the mounts. I will post some pictures after class today!

The bed is turning out nice, I cant wait to finish it up and move onto the next thing.

I made some progress last Friday, First off, I welded the stake pockets to the sides of the bed, then I clamped the back piece in and the front piece on and squared everything up, then I welded everything up. All I have left to do is cut and weld the tubing to the top of the bed and figure out a...

Today was a slow day in the shop, I ended up helping hang and allign doors on a 51 chevy car so that cut into my build time, but I did get a little bit done. The front stake pockets came in last night so I was able to work on them today also. I drilled a bunch of holes for spot welds and got...

Thanks guys! This is not the final wheel base as of now, The rear axle is staying where it is, but the front is just tacked in place for now so that I can wheel it around the shop, but I think its close just as a guess until I get the engine in. I am also glad the injury didn't turn out worse...

I started building the front of my bed on Friday, but I had a "Whoops, OH ****" and ended up having to head to the ER. I took it easy Monday and Tuesday so that I wouldn't stress my wound (doctors orders). I got stitches out today so I got back to work, I finished up the front and started on...

I made these pieces today with the stretcher, It took a while so that they didn't crack but they turned out great. I trimmed them to fit the bend contour on the back side and then tack welded the corner temporarily. I then got to use the spot welder to weld them on. I will finish welding the...

This shop has everything!! Metal work room! Bending/shearing area Hand tool room There is so much I cant fit into pictures. There are three more large rooms full of tools and power equipment. This experience at the school is absolutely awesome!

Well guys, I didn't do much today, but I did get the beads finished and cut out for the axle and I bent the 90* bend on the bottom and the 45* bend on the top. I also started using the shrinker/stretcher to build some pieces to weld behind where I cut out to ad some strength. The top of the...

Thanks! I wanted to make it for the cab and also have it be somewhat period correct but also completely unique. In the shop currently is a 1973 Honda cb360 bike, international scout, 1952 Chevy 4 door car, 1953 3 Window Chevy, 31 Chevy coupe, two 76 Chevy pickups, 1938 Pontiac coupe with a...

Stretching the corners and the wheel opening area Instructor photobomb! That's me This is the back side of the bead, after the stretch the panels came out almost perfectly flat. All I need to do is clean up some of the lines with a hammer and dolly. I ran out of time for...

Well today was a productive day, I was able to pre-stretch both panels and get the beads rolled. I ended up using the power hammer to do the stretching instead of the planishing hammer because it is easier to control and worked a lot faster. All I need to do is some finish work to fix a few...